PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Blaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Blaine
vs
Banner

180 cm
19
284 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
299 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Blaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaine momentarily.
Blaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Banner is just out of range.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Blaine slips under a jab from Banner.
Banner cracks Blaine with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Henry Blaine has been cut.
Blaine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
A right-left combo lands from Banner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Blaine.
Banner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaine was well out of range. Poor timing from Banner.
Banner misses the shot to the body.
Blaine takes a swing at Banner's ribcage but misses.
Blaine throws out a powerful jab.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaine.
Banner with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaine's head.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henry Blaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner looks to land a right hand but Blaine moved out of range.
Blaine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banner throws a combination that misses
and Blaine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Banner thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner throws a looping overhand right but Blaine ducks down to avoid it.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Blaine does no damage.
Blaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banner manages to avoid it.
Blaine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Banner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaine moves away.
Blaine is looking to wear down Banner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blaine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaine has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jab, jab by Banner - just one landing.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blaine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Banner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Banner's coach down at Bushido Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Banner's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Blaine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaine scores with a body shot.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaine walks into a stiff left hand from Banner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banner moves away.
A combination from Blaine does no damage.
Blaine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blaine thows a body shot but no joy.
Banner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Banner clinches.

Blaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Banner is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blaine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banner.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Banner with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Blaine misses
and Banner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaine thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaine.
Blaine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Banner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a wild body shot.
Banner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Banner wants to clinch but Blaine slips to the side
enabling Blaine to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banner was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaine.
Blaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine swings for the body but Banner moves out of range.
Banner lands a nice hook to Blaine's body. Blaine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaine is breathing heavily.
Banner missing with a left hand there. Blaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Banner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaine.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banner slips a straight right by Blaine.
Banner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaine.
Blaine throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Banner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Blaine's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaine misses with a hook
and Banner counters with a left to the body.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaine circles away.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
Blaine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Banner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Banner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Blaine.
Blaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Banner moves out of range as Blaine strikes.
Blaine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaine manages to avoid it.
Blaine tries to move into range but Banner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Blaine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blaine thows a body shot but no joy.
Blaine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the body from Blaine misses
and Banner counters with a straight right hand.
Banner lands the left hand.
Blaine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banner.
Banner is looking to clinch but Blaine is avoiding it.
Banner looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaine is just out of range.
Blaine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blaine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Banner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Banner misses with a wild combination.
Blaine lands a jab to Banner's midsection.
Banner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaine on the side of the head.
Banner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaine throws a lazy right hand but Banner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Banner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaine.
Blaine throws a shot from downtown. Banner moves away and avoids it.
Banner has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body punch from Banner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaine throws a predictable looking body shot
and Banner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Banner tries to clinch there but Blaine circles away.
Banner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blaine misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaine. Banner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Banner tries to clinch but Blaine is having none of it.
Blaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banner lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banner lands a slapping body shot.
Blaine misses the shot to the body.
Blaine throws a hook but Banner blocks it.
Banner misses the shot to the body.

Banner cracks Blaine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Blaine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Banner finish him?

Blaine is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaine backs away from a small jab... but Banner lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Blaine crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Banner with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bruce Banner!